Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of esophageal leiomyoma

E Elli; N J Espat; R Berger; G Jacobsen; L Knoblock; S Horgan

doi:10.1007/s00464-003-8829-y

Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of esophageal leiomyoma

Surg Endosc. 2004 Apr;18(4):713-6. doi: 10.1007/s00464-003-8829-y. Epub 2004 Mar 19.

Authors

E Elli¹, N J Espat, R Berger, G Jacobsen, L Knoblock, S Horgan

Affiliation

¹ Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Center, Department of General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, MC 958, Chicago, Illinois 60610, USA.

PMID: 15026895
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8829-y

Abstract

Esophageal leiomyoma represents 70-80% of all benign esophageal tumors but only approximately 0.5% of all esophageal neoplasms; optimal surgical treatment consists of local resection. We present the first reported robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of two patients with esophageal leiomyoma using the daVinci Surgical System. Operative technique and technical considerations are presented.

Publication types

Case Reports
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
Female
Humans
Leiomyoma / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Robotics* / instrumentation
Thoracoscopy / methods*
Treatment Outcome